This Day in History - Today in History with a distinctly Australian Flavour

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Sunday, December 8, 2019

Born on this day
1542 -	Mary, Queen of Scots, is born. [more]
Australian Explorers
1801 -	Flinders explores and charts King George's Sound (later Albany) in Western Australia. [more]
World History
1590 -	Sunspots are noted by sailor James Welsh in one of the few pre-Galileo observances. [more]
1980 -	Singer, songwriter and former member of "The Beatles", John Lennon, is murdered. [more]
1991 -	Leaders of Russia, Belarus, and the Ukraine meet to sign an agreement establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States, signalling the dissolution of the Soviet Union. [more]

Thought For Today Our purpose is to do what is right, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of others.
2 Corinthians 8:21 (c) GNB
Be seen to be doing the right thing all the time. Never let there be any doubt in the mind of the observer.